
Mark Pacitti
Mark is an experienced corporate finance advisor, having advised on over 150 completed deals throughout his 35-year career. He joined the IoD board as a non-executive director in January 2025.
He originally qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young before working in industry and investment banking. He spent the majority of his career as a partner with Deloitte in London, where his leadership roles included being Partner in Charge of London (10 years) and Global Leader (5 years), both roles within the Corporate Finance Advisory practice. He is experienced in both public and private equity markets and is passionate about investment strategies to grow shareholder value. He has advised entrepreneurs, management teams, family companies and large corporates.
He is a member of both ICAS and ICAEW and is a past chairman of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty. He is also a past chairman of Smithson Investment Trust plc and Arran Aromatics Limited, a private equity portfolio company of Endless LLP.
He has a degree in Maths and Economics from the University of Glasgow and lives in South Buckinghamshire with his wife and 3 teenage children.

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